How to Use ensue in a Sentence

ensue

verb
Definition of ensuenext
Synonyms for ensuenext
  • Why not fess up, take the witness stand, hire Pauline to defend her, and reap the fame that ensues?
    — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2023
  • On the ensuing possession, Kelsey Mitchell turned it over to give the Lynx a chance to take the lead, but the Fever's defense held tough at the end.
    — Indystar Sports, The Indianapolis Star, 10 June 2023
  • And while he’s kept the weight off over the ensuing years, he’s had the same struggle of many who have shed pounds, regardless of the method.
    — Andrew Joseph, STAT, 27 Dec. 2023
  • In the ensuing decades, the bomb became part of their history.
    — Cat Cardenas, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2023
  • Then, in the ensuing months, the board will pick up the pieces after closing the schools and try to put it all back together.
    — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Sep. 2023
  • An all-out melee ensues as Samira and Jonas make a run for the compound gates and Charly and Joseph break in to help them.
    — Megan McCluskey, TIME, 4 Apr. 2024
  • In the ensuing rhubarb of bystander concern, Thien stays put.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 25 May 2023
  • The ensuing return of pandas to the U.S. wasn’t a total surprise.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Feb. 2024
  • On its two ensuing drives, Franklin threw back-to-back touchdowns to McCutcheon to end the quarter with a 21-0 lead.
    — Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas News, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Drama ensues as the ladies help each other get revenge and make peace with their new lives.
    — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2024
  • The driver of the vehicle did not comply and a high-speed pursuit ensued.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2024
  • These downward trends aren’t just a blip but a sign of what’s to come in the ensuing decades thanks to A.I., McKinsey forecasts.
    — Chloe Berger, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The penalty for going over the threshold also includes a drop of 10 spots in the ensuing year’s June free agent draft.
    — Jack Magruder, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
  • If the ships are still delayed, even more disarray could ensue.
    — Bryan Pietsch, Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2023
  • Despite their divorce, Willis and Moore remained very close friends in the ensuing years.
    — Alex Apatoff, Peoplemag, 19 Mar. 2024
  • In the chaos that ensued, the police dispatched death squads to pursue prisoners who had escaped from the city’s jail.
    — Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 17 July 2023
  • The site of the ensuing drama later was revealed by Erin Lichy as none other than Catch.
    — Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 12 Aug. 2023
  • More cheering ensued when Stevie Wonder took the stage to pay tribute to Mariah Carey in word and song.
    — Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 2 Feb. 2024
  • On the ensuing inbounds pass, the Heat then fouled Pacers center Myles Turner to preserve the game clock.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2024
  • Many of the victims died when they were run over by trucks in the ensuing panic, according to one account.
    — Jeremy Diamond, CNN, 1 Mar. 2024
  • But the officials called a foul on the ensuing rebound attempt.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2024
  • The ensuing decades, however, were not kind to the industry.
    — Michele Herrmann, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Once the debris from O’Ward’s accident was cleaned up, an accident on the ensuing restart set up the one-lap shootout.
    — Rob Peeters, The Indianapolis Star, 28 May 2023
  • The ensuing years were quiet ones, with little in the way of new material.
    — Dakin Andone, CNN, 13 June 2023
  • Minutes later, the caller again dialed 911 to report that a struggle ensued and that the caller was now in the back of the van that had just been stolen by the suspect.
    — Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Feb. 2024
  • What ensued for her cheering fans was a non-stop tour-de-force of the pop phenomenon’s greatest hits.
    — Stephen Daw, Billboard, 26 June 2023
  • March is a prime corridor to launch event pics, thanks to spring break and the ensuing Easter holidays.
    — Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Activists launch a sit-in, and the ensuing police response spawns a wider movement, and in turn, a more sprawling crackdown.
    — Mikhail Klimentov, Washington Post, 13 May 2023
  • The plan foresees similar requests for the ensuing years until the full debt of $619 million is paid off.
    — Angela Charlton and Matthew Lee, BostonGlobe.com, 12 June 2023
  • The Hogs appeared to force a three and out on the ensuing series, but Hudson Clark was flagged for defensive holding.
    — Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2023

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